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So I am thinking of upgrading my system. I will probably upgrade my mobo to z170, cpu to i5 6600k, ddr4 ram... I also thought this would be a good moment to get a new case, first I was thinking of the Phanteks enthoo luxe. BUT then I saw a post of someone who built his Pc on some wooden planks and hanged that on a wall. I was also thinking of something similar, maybe just something more open. Would this be a bad idea? Advantages/disadvantages? Do you guys think this will be hard to do or fairly easy? What do you guys think.

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Just make sure it's well enough protected that nothing can fall on it, spill on etc... Just take the necessary precautions

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it'll start collecting dust more than in a case but other than that why not

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LTT did a similar video, but just do it on a wall. 

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There is no problem with making an open system with a home made 'case'. Just watch out for the extra dust buildup and in case you are making it with acrylic parts and putting it on a carpet or something, make sure the mounting screws of the motherboard are grounded to the PSU casing to prevent static.

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I don't know, wouldn't dust build up between the mobo and the plank? ->static->dead PC.

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I don't know, wouldn't dust build up between the mobo and the plank? ->static->dead PC.

 

Not if you clean/dust it regularly. ;)

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